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What does wallahi mean?
What does wallahi mean?
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I swear
But it literally translates to: and god
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Wal'Lahi (ولله) means I swear by Allah. meaning I am telling the truth.
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In Arabic, there is a preposition for swearing on something, which is "وَ", and this preposition is used before the noun that will be sworn on. It can basically be translated as "by + (noun)"
Also, when this preposition is added before a noun, the noun should have the grammatical case for an object of preposition, which, for most if not all of the singular nouns, means to have a kasrah as the last vowel. (kasrah is the vowel that gives the eeeee sound)
Note that I do not know whether the preposition and the pronoun are supposed to be attached or not, but that is not a super important detail.
وَ اللهِ By the god!
وَ الشَمْسِ By the sun!
وَ الْقَمَرِ By the moon!
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